女汉子 nǚ hàn zi
manly woman/Fe-male
Some women are in the habit of acting or speaking in a manly manner, like removing a beer bottle cap with their teeth or frequently using four-letter words, but it doesn't mean they are homosexual.
二维码 èr wéi mǎ
QR Code
A QR Code is a matrix code invented by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The QR is derived from "Quick Response." Camera mobile phone users with code-reading software can scan the image of the QR Code and be relinked to a Website that this code represents.
自然萌 zì rán méng
naturally cute
An expression used by young people online to describe someone who looks adorable in the way they carry themselves - whether in how they walk or talk. "萌" is transliteration from the Japanese word "moe," which literally means "budding" in English.
天然呆 tiān rán dāi
natural airhead
This is used to describe a person who appears to be an airhead but is in fact sharp and witty and good company. The expression is borrowed from Japanese, used often by people who are fanatical about ACG (animation, comic and games).
恨天高 hèn tiān gāo
sky-high shoes
This terms alludes to women's shoes with 15 centimeter-plus heels as favored by icons such as Lady Gaga and Chinese singer Jolin Tsai.
北京咳 běi jīng ké
Beijing cough
The term "Beijing cough" has been in use since as early as the 1990s among foreigners, many of whom experienced respiratory problems in Beijing's dry and polluted air. But it has become more common as more health problems attributable to the capital's pollution are reported.
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